haircloth

[ hair-klawth, -kloth ]

/ ˈhɛərˌklɔθ, -ˌklɒθ /

noun

cloth of hair from the manes and tails of horses, woven with a cotton warp, and used for interlinings of clothes, upholstery, etc.

Also called cilice.

Origin of haircloth

First recorded in 1490–1500; hair + cloth

Words nearby haircloth

hairbrush, hairbrush cactus, hair bulb, hair cast, hair cell, haircloth, haircoloring, haircut, hair disk, hairdo, hairdresser

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Example sentences from the Web for haircloth

Rebecca returned at this moment and seated herself on the haircloth settle, nodding silently to Droop.
The Panchronicon|Harold Steele Mackaye
Yet so violent was Gitl's agitation that she had to sit down on the haircloth lounge for breath and to regain composure.
Yekl|Abraham Cahan
Rub the first coats with curled hair or haircloth and the last with pulverized pumice stone and raw linseed oil or crude oil.
Mission Furniture|H. H. Windsor
The shutters were thrown open, and the thin-legged piano and the haircloth furniture were furbished up for the morrow.
Explorers of the Dawn|Mazo de la Roche

Then I dragged the haircloth trunk back into its dark corner.
Sisters|Grace May North

British Dictionary definitions for haircloth

haircloth

/ (ˈhɛəˌklɒθ) /

noun

a cloth woven from horsehair, used in upholstery

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单词	haircloth
释义	haircloth [ hair-klawth, -kloth ] / ˈhɛərˌklɔθ, -ˌklɒθ / noun cloth of hair from the manes and tails of horses, woven with a cotton warp, and used for interlinings of clothes, upholstery, etc. Also called cilice. Origin of haircloth First recorded in 1490–1500; hair + cloth Words nearby haircloth hairbrush, hairbrush cactus, hair bulb, hair cast, hair cell, haircloth, haircoloring, haircut, hair disk, hairdo, hairdresser Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for haircloth Rebecca returned at this moment and seated herself on the haircloth settle, nodding silently to Droop. The Panchronicon\|Harold Steele Mackaye Yet so violent was Gitl's agitation that she had to sit down on the haircloth lounge for breath and to regain composure. Yekl\|Abraham Cahan Rub the first coats with curled hair or haircloth and the last with pulverized pumice stone and raw linseed oil or crude oil. Mission Furniture\|H. H. Windsor The shutters were thrown open, and the thin-legged piano and the haircloth furniture were furbished up for the morrow. Explorers of the Dawn\|Mazo de la Roche Then I dragged the haircloth trunk back into its dark corner. Sisters\|Grace May North British Dictionary definitions for haircloth haircloth / (ˈhɛəˌklɒθ) / noun a cloth woven from horsehair, used in upholstery Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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